The 2009 EBONY Power 150 List
How The List Was Created
2009-04-15
The “Ebony Power 150” was compiled by the editors of Ebony, in consultation with national experts and leaders in their fields. Being on the list does not necessarily constitute an endorsement of any particular individual or ideology.
Two criteria guided the editors who made the final recommendations:
In the past year, did the individual transcend his or her position and exhibit widespread national influence?
In the past year, did the individual affect in a decisive and positive way the lives, thinking and actions of large segments of the African-American population, either by his or her position in a key group, or by his or her personal reach and influence?
Although our list is populated by dynamic individuals with extensive résumés, space limitations allow us to highlight only one of their many accomplishments.
Editor’s Note: The most influential organization leaders will be featured in next month’s issue.
President Barack Obama
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Politics & Law
President Barack Obama
U.S. Rep. SANFORD D. BISHOP JR. (Ga.)
U.S. Rep. CORRINE BROWN (Fla.)
U.S. Rep. G.K. BUTTERFIELD (N.C.)
U.S. Rep. ANDRE CARSON (Ind.)
DONNA CHRISTIAN-CHRISTENSEN
Congressional Delegate (Virgin Islands)
U.S. Rep. YVETTE CLARKE (N.Y.)
U.S. Rep. WILLIAM LACY CLAY JR. (Mo.)
U.S. Rep. EMANUEL CLEAVER II (Mo.)
U.S. Rep. JAMES E. CLYBURN (S.C.)
U.S. Rep. JOHN CONYERS JR. (Mich.)
U.S. Rep. ELIJAH E. CUMMINGS (Md.)
U.S. Rep. ARTUR DAVIS (Ala.)
U.S. Rep. DANNY K. DAVIS (Ill.)
U.S. Rep. DONNA EDWARDS (Md.)
U.S. Rep. KEITH ELLISON (Minn.)
U.S. Rep. CHAKA FATTAH (Pa.)
U.S. Rep. MARCIA L. FUDGE (Ohio)
U.S. Rep. AL GREEN (Texas)
U.S. Rep. ALCEE L. HASTINGS (Fla.)
ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON
Congressional Delegate (D.C.)
U.S. Rep. JESSE L. JACKSON JR. (Ill.)
U.S. Rep. SHEILA JACKSON LEE (Texas)
U.S. Rep. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON (Texas)
U.S. Rep. HANK JOHNSON (Ga.)
U.S. Rep. CAROLYN CHEEKS KILPATRICK (Mich.)
U.S. Rep. BARBARA LEE (Calif.)
U.S. Rep. JOHN LEWIS (Ga.)
U.S. Rep. KENDRICK B. MEEK (Fla.)
U.S. Rep. GREGORY MEEKS (N.Y.)
U.S. Rep. GWENDOLYNNE MOORE (Wis.)
U.S. Rep. DONALD M. PAYNE (N.J.)
U.S. Rep. CHARLES B. RANGEL (N.Y.)
U.S. Rep. LAURA RICHARDSON (Calif.)
U.S. Rep. BOBBY L. RUSH (Ill.)
U.S. Rep. DAVID SCOTT (Ga.)
U.S. Rep. ROBERT C. (BOBBY) SCOTT (Va.)
U.S. Rep. BENNIE G. THOMPSON (Miss.)
U.S. Rep. EDOLPHUS TOWNS (N.Y.)
U.S. Rep. MAXINE WATERS (Calif.)
U.S. Rep. DIANE E. WATSON (Calif.)
U.S. Rep. MELVIN L. WATT (N.C.)
U.S. Sen. ROLAND BURRIS (Ill.)
CLARENCE THOMAS
Supreme Court Justice
DAVID A. PATERSON
Governor of New York
DEVAL PATRICK
Governor of Massachusetts
CORY BOOKER
Mayor of Newark, N.J.
ADRIAN FENTY
Mayor of Washington, D.C.
SHIRLEY FRANKLIN
Mayor of Atlanta
L. DOUGLAS WILDER
Mayor of Richmond, Va.
DONNA BRAZILE
Political strategist
KAREN BASS
Speaker of the California State Assembly
KAMALA HARRIS
San Francisco district attorney
MICHAEL STEELE
Chair of the Republican National Committee
